What tide is best for jetty fishing?

“The outgoing is my best tide for jetty fishing,” says Kostyo. “Cast toward the jetties while drifting parallel. Raise the rod tip slowly and then lower it down to impart action on the bait. Make sure to keep the bait near the bottom.”

Where can you fish in Townsville?

4 Best Fishing Spots Townsville

1. North Cardinal. North Cardinal is one of the most overlooked fishing spots just outside of Townsville.
2. Alligator Creek Fishing Spot. Located just south of Townsville, Alligator Creek is a fantastic spot to go fishing in the warmer months.
3. Ross River.
4. Crocodile Creek.

Can you fish on Lucinda jetty?

Lucinda Jetty is the longest service pier in the southern hemisphere – stretching 5.5km out to sea. It’s also an anglers’ paradise – flanked by waters brimming with fish. Golden Trevally and Tuna are two species you might be lucky to snag.

Where can I take my kids fishing in Townsville?

Land fishing in Townsville will get Mangrove Jack, Flathead, and Fingermark on the end of your line. For those experiences, put Ross River, Bohle River, and Bushland Beach on your list. Local fisherman are also tipping that if it’s Giant Trevally you’re chasing, Toomulla Beach is the best spot.

Do fish bite better in high or low tide?

An incoming tide, or rising tide, is considered one of the best fishing tide times. Water that enters an estuary area from the ocean can have a lower temperature, contain more oxygen, and have better clarity than the water that exists in the estuary during low tide or slack water periods.

What is the best bait for jetty fishing?

The soft corals, barnacles, rubble and other debris provide perfect hiding places or obstacles for when they are being attacked. Fishermen also prey on these small species as they are an ideal bait supply, Herring, Hardy Heads and Gar can make awesome live baits, dead baits or strip baits around the structure.

Can you catch barramundi in Townsville?

The local Townsville estuaries also produce quality fish including jacks, barramundi and grunter to name a few. You can even walk a mountain stream in search of exotic and challenging jungle perch and the iconic local sooty grunter!

Can you fish in the Ross River Townsville?

In the heart of Townsville fishing the Ross River can be great fun with access for land based and boating fisherman easy. The Ross River also provides direct access to Magnetic Island, the west and south points hold Spanish Mackerel, Cobia, Grunter, Golden Snapper, Trevally, Queen Fish, Tripletail and Nannygai.

How long is Lucinda Jetty?

5.76 kilometres
At 5.76 kilometres long, supported by more than 660 concrete and steel pylons, the jetty is nothing short of an engineering masterpiece with its length actually following the curved contour of the earth. Sugar takes 22 minutes to travel along the conveyor from the on-shore storage to the shiploader.

Where can I fish in Hinchinbrook Channel?

If it’s a vicious south-easter you can most times be able to run from fishers creek which is a sheltered part of the channel and it’s the gateway to the expansive Benjamin Flats and the small boat passage, which all provide good sheltered fishing spots.

Where can I get Flathead in Townsville?

Alligator Creek
Alligator Creek is just south of Townsville and holds Barramundi, Grunter, Bream, Mangrove Jack and Flathead.

Can you fish in the Ross River?

The Ross River provides access to some great land based fishing locations. At the mouth of the river are several rock walls and jetty’s well worth using live baits for Barramundi. It is also possible to walk the length of the rock wall casting lures for all sorts of fish.